Emma's school recently participated in a contest sponsored by the county sheriff's department all about safety. I guess it was just for the 4th graders. Fifteen schools in the county participated. Each kid had to draw a poster about some type of safety and write a 50-100 word essay about it. Emma drew and wrote about car safety. Her teacher (who had nothing to do with choosing the winners) told me Emma won because her essay had a voice and personality in it. It wasn't just a list like most of the other kids had done, writing "First, blah blah blah. Second, blah blah blah. Third, blah blah blah." I think it's fantastic that she won of course, but especially since she wants to be an author, and she won this contest based on her writing. It makes her extra proud.
She won a bike, helmet, plaque, and target gift card, which the winners were each awarded with at a banquet held in their honor last night. The winners, parents, and their teachers were all invited to the banquet. Emma thought it was great being able to have dinner with her teacher and meet her teacher's husband.
It was a fabulous night, and we're very proud of Emma for working so hard in school. And now she's excited to try out her new bike and figure out what to do with her old one. =)
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| The Sheriff and Deputy Friendly teasing Emma while awarding her all the loot. It's funny, they didn't tease any of the other winners, just Emma. There is just something about her that makes people want to joke around and mess with her. =) |
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| A nicer one with them. |
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| Emma with her teacher. |
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| Emma's poster. The scanner cut a little off the corner. The sun says "Stay Safe." |
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| Emma's essay. Of course she used almost the max amount of words allowed. |
3 comments:
So cool! Congratulations Emma!
Awesome! Way to go!
How cute! I love that they rewarded her for having a personality in her writing. Sometimes in academia (as I am relearning) you get penalized for having a voice. I get told all the time to get the personality out of my writing, but the teachers I respect are the ones who applaud the ability to fulfill the assignment without becoming a robot. I love Emma's paragraph about not drinking too much in the first place. Hilarious! I think having a voice adds so much to an essay. You've read my book reviews so you know I am a tough critic, so please tell her I think she's great and to keep writing!
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